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H K C D J oa r u D 0 T G (No'ModeL) APPARATUS FOR PBOPELLING BOATS.

No. 265,185. i Patented se t. 26', 1882.

v`w v i. 0 0 iu K o o o m u e A ev UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GERHARD TOD, JR., AND JOSEPH BUGKER, OF WASHINGTO N, MISSOURI.

APPARATUS. FOR PROPELLING BOATS.

SPECIFICATION formng part of Letters Patent No. 265,185, dated September 26, 1882.

Application filed May 16, 1882. (Ne model.)

To all whom it may concem:

Be it known that we,-GERHARD TOI), Jr., and J OSEPH BUCKER, both of Washington, in the county of Franklin and State of Missouri, have invented a certain new and useful Apparatus for Propeiling Boats, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanyin g drawin gs, formin g part of the same.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a longitudinal section at 1 1, Fig. 2. Fig. 2 is a top View.

The improvement relates to a combined foot and hand power by which a paddle-wheel is rotated.

A represents the stern part of a boat;

B is a lon gitudinal seat, that is straddled by the person or persons operatin g the apparatus.

G is a combined foot and hand lever frame, havinga handle-bar, c, and foot-bars c' 0 The two outer foot-bars, c are connected with the seat by radios-links 0 so as to keep the three foot-bars c' c in arelatively-lorizontal position. The bar c' is connected by rods D to cranks E on the ends of crank-rod F. The crank-rod carries a spur-wheel, G, engaging with a spurpinion, H, upon a shaft, I, carrying balancewheels J.

Upon the ends of the shaft I are chain-gear wheels K, connected by gear-chains L with chain-gear wheeis M upon the paddle-shaft N. The paddle-shat't carries a paddle-wheel, O, at the middle, and the shaft N may carry a paddle-wheel in addition at each end.

In working the apparatus the hands are applied to the bar c and the heels of the boots are placed in the recess or space between the bars c' and 0 may be used both by extension and retraction. The bars c' 0 may carry zt'riction-rollers.

We claim as our inventionv 'A propelling'apparatus consistng of lever 4 C, having handie c and foot-bar c', rod F, carrying cranks E E, and spur wheei Gr, connecting-rods D D, shaft I, carrying pinion-H, balance-wheels J J, and chain-wheels K K, paddle-wheel O, having shaft N, carrying chainwheels M M, and the connecting-chains L L, as set forth.

GERHARD TOD, JR. JOSEPH BUCKER.

Witnesses: v

GERHARD ToD, Sr., JOHN F. BUCKER.

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